track event

British  

noun

1. a competition in athletics, such as relay running or sprinting, that takes place on a running track

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Example Sentences

Dozens of crypto-related funds, leveraged metals funds, and new applications for ETFs that would track event prediction contract prices from online gambling platforms are among the new offerings making financial advisers queasy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games she broke the record for the women's C1–3 3,000m individual pursuit, a track event where cyclists race head-to-head on opposite sides of the track.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

At 6-feet and 140 pounds, Young has the build and stride that would appear to be tailor-made for the 10,000, but the 5,000 has been his primary track event since he came to NAU.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2022

But the stacked field includes Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas, a country that has never won gold in an individual Olympic track event.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

This game differs from the track event known as a Relay Race.

From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Bancroft, Jessie Hubbell